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The Book of 1 Chronicles: When Faith is tested

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Edge God In Podcast 336:
The Book of 1 Chronicles: When Faith is tested
EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous
Championing Human Potential in Christ

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this podcast and Bible study, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the biblical context and major themes of 1 Chronicles, including identity, remembrance, leadership, worship, covenant, preparation, service, and spiritual legacy.
  • Recognize how remembering God’s faithfulness can strengthen our identity and help us remain grounded during seasons of change.
  • Identify behaviors, attitudes, and priorities that can either strengthen or weaken our relationship with God and our ability to fulfill what He has entrusted to us.
  • Apply the EIC (Encounter–Identified Behavior–Course Correct) Framework to examine their relationship with God, their priorities, leadership, service, and preparation for what God is calling them to do.
  • Develop greater spiritual confidence, intentionality, humility, and faithfulness as they seek to build lives that honor God and positively influence others.

Three key areas of understanding:

  1. Remember Your Story
  2. Your Assignment Does Not Have to Look Like Someone Else’s
  3. Faithfulness Is a Form of Worship

Scriptures:
1 Chronicles | Colossians 3:23 | Galatians 6:4 | Galatians 6:4 | Deuteronomy 8:2 | 1 Chronicles 28:20 | 1 Chronicles 28:20 | Romans 12:1 | 1 Corinthians 3:6 | Psalm 77:11 | 1 Chronicles 29:11 | 1 Chronicles 28:20 | 1 Chronicles 28:9 | 1 Chronicles 16:11

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your Word and for the reminder that our lives are part of a story much greater than ourselves.
As we begin our study of 1 Chronicles, help us understand the importance of remembering where we have come from, recognizing who we are in You, and understanding what You have entrusted to us. Teach us to value preparation as much as accomplishment. Help us understand that sometimes You call us to build, and sometimes You call us to prepare someone else to build.
Give us the humility to serve when we are not receiving recognition.
Give us the wisdom to prepare when the results are not yet visible.
Give us the courage to lead with integrity and the discipline to remain faithful in the small things.
Help us remember Your faithfulness in our past so that we can trust You with our future. Show us anything in our lives that needs to be realigned.
Help us place You at the center of our priorities, our relationships, our work, our leadership, and our purpose.
May our lives become an offering of worship to You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Bible Study, Edge God In, Edge God In Podcast, EIC, Uncategorized

The Book of 2 Kings: When Faith is Tested

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The Book of 2 Kings: When Faith is tested

EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous

Championing Human Potential in Christ

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this podcast and Bible study, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the biblical context and major themes of 2 Kings, including leadership, spiritual decline, prophetic ministry, judgment, and God’s faithfulness.
  • Recognize how fear, cultural influence, and spiritual compromise can affect our ability to trust and follow God.
  • Identify behaviors, attitudes, and influences that may gradually move them away from their relationship with God.
  • Apply the EIC (Encounter–Identified Behavior–Course Correct) Framework to examine their faith, choices, and responses to difficult circumstances.
  • Develop greater spiritual discernment, courage, and trust in God when facing uncertainty, opposition, or circumstances they cannot control.

Five key areas of understanding:

  1. What We See Is Not Always the Whole Story
  2. Spiritual Compromise Happens Gradually
  3. God Remains Faithful Even When People Are Not

Scriptures:
2 Kings 6:16-17 | Deuteronomy 31:8 | Joshua 1:9 |2 Corinthians 5:7 | James 1:14–15 | 2 Timothy 2:13 | Psalm 34:7 | Proverbs 4:23 | Hebrews 11:1

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for reminding us that what we see is not always
the complete picture.
When fear surrounds us, open our eyes.
When uncertainty overwhelms us, strengthen our faith.
When we are tempted to compromise, give us discernment and
courage.
When we drift away from You, draw our hearts back.
Help us recognize that Your presence is greater than our
circumstances and Your faithfulness is greater than our fears.
Teach us to pause before reacting, to seek Your wisdom
before making decisions, and to trust You even when we cannot see what You are doing. Open our spiritual eyes so that we may see Your presence, Your protection, and Your purpose.
Help us walk by faith and not by sight.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Bible Study, Edge God In Podcast, EIC

The Book of 1 Samuel 2 : A Heart That Honors God

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Edge God In Podcast 331: The Book of 1 Samuel 2 : A Heart That Honors God Choosing Humility Over Pride

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this Bible study, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine Hannah’s prayer of praise to understand God’s character and His sovereignty over every circumstance.
  2. Compare the lives of Eli’s sons and young Samuel to identify the difference between outward religious activity and inward devotion.
  3. Recognize how pride, selfishness, and spiritual complacency can influence our relationships and decisions.
  4. Apply the Emotional Intelligence in Christ (EIC) Framework to evaluate personal attitudes, behaviors, and motives.
  5. Develop practical habits that cultivate humility, obedience, integrity, and faithful stewardship before God.
  6. Commit to honoring God in everyday choices by allowing Christ to shape both character and behavior.

Scriptures: 1 Samuel 2:30 | Luke 16:10 | James 4:10

The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. God Honors Those Who Honor Him
  2. Character Is Built Long Before Leadership
  3. Humility Positions Us For God’s Purpose

Prayer:

Heavenly Father,
Thank You for inviting us into Your presence today.
As we study 1 Samuel 2, help us understand what it truly means to honor You with our hearts, our attitudes, and our actions.
Teach us to recognize pride before it grows, to embrace humility before You, and to choose obedience over convenience.
Reveal any behaviors within us that are not pleasing to You, and through the Holy Spirit, transform us into people whose lives reflect the character of Christ. May this study not simply increase our knowledge but deepen our relationship with You.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Bible Study, EIC

The Book of 1 Samuel: Beyond the Surface – Seeing Through God’s Eyes Instead of Man’s

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Edge God In Podcast 329: The Book of 1 Samuel:
Beyond the Surface – Seeing Through God’s Eyes Instead of Man’s

EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous

Championing Human Potential in Christ

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this study, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine the leadership of Samuel, Saul, and David to identify the qualities of a God-honoring leader.
  2. Analyze how 1 Samuel contrasts outward appearance with inward character.
  3. Evaluate the dangers of comparison, pride, and seeking human approval.
  4. Differentiate between Saul’s superficial obedience and David’s repentant heart.
  5. Apply the principles of 1 Samuel 16:7 to cultivate humility, integrity, and obedience.
  6. Reflect on your own heart using the EIC (Encounter–Identified Behavior–Course Correct) Framework.

Scriptures: 1 Samuel 16:7 | Proverbs 4:23 | 1 Samuel 15:22 | Jeremiah 29:11 | Samuel Chap. 1-7/ 8-15/16-31

The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. God Values Character More Than Appearance
  2. Obedience Always Matters More Than Performance
  3. God’s Calling Is Based on His Purpose, Not Human Expectations

Prayer: 

Heavenly Father,

As we begin our study of 1 Samuel, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to receive what You desire to teach us. Help us move beyond outward appearances and develop hearts that seek Your wisdom above human understanding.

Teach us to value humility over pride, obedience over performance, and faithfulness over popularity. As Israel transitioned from divided tribes into one nation, unite our hearts in love, purpose, and devotion to You.

Lord, help us see ourselves and others as You see us—not through outward appearance, but through the condition of our hearts.

May Your Holy Spirit guide our discussion, deepen our understanding, and transform our lives through the truth of Your Word.

Thank You for Your grace, Your mercy, and the countless blessings You provide—both seen and unseen.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Bible Study, Christian, EIC

Healing Takes Time: Trusting God’s Process

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Championing Human Potential in Christ

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Learning Objective:
By the end of this episode, participants will be able to recognize that healing is a God-guided process requiring time, identify emotional and spiritual behaviors that may hinder healing, and apply the Emotional Intelligence in Christ (EIC) framework—Encounter, Identify the Behavior, and Course Correct—to respond with faith, patience, and trust in God’s promises.

Scriptures: Philippians 1:6 | Deuteronomy 31:8 | Romans 12:2 | James 1:4 | Psalm 147:3
Ecclesiastes 3:1 | Psalm 147:3

The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. Trusting and understanding the timing of healing
  2. Remembering God is on your side
  3. Developing Patience within Yourself

Prayer:
Heavenly Father,

Thank You for being our Healer, our Comforter, and our constant source of hope. When healing feels slow, help us to trust Your perfect timing. Renew our minds, strengthen our bodies, restore our hearts, and deepen our faith. Help us by giving us patience to embrace the process and confidence to know that You are always working for our good. Let the message in the teaching help all those who need healing, by reminding us all that in each day we never walk alone because You are with us every step of the journey.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Bible Study, Christian, EIC, Uncategorized

The Book of Ruth: A Story of Restoration

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Championing Human Potential in Christ

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Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, you will explore how the Book of Ruth reveals God’s providence, restoration, and faithfulness in everyday life—even when circumstances feel uncertain or delayed.

Scriptures: Ruth 4:14-15 | Romans 8:28 | Proverbs 3:5-6 | Galatians 6:9 | Luke 16:10 |Joel 2:25 | Psalm 71:20

Key Learning areas:
The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. God Works Behind the Scenes
  2. Faithfulness Creates Pathways
  3. God Restores What Seems Lost
  4. Obedience in Small Steps Leads to Divine Alignment
  5. Your Story Can Become a Legacy of Hope

Prayer
Heavenly Father,

Thank You for another day to praise and honor You. Even when our attention drifts and our focus becomes distracted, You remain faithful and never forget us.

As we begin our study of the Book of Ruth, open our hearts to recognize Your restoring power at work in our lives. Help us see that even during seasons of loss, disappointment, uncertainty, and waiting, you are still working behind the scenes for our good.

Give us discernment when bitterness, discouragement, fear, or hopelessness try to take root in our hearts. Teach us to replace those thoughts with trust in Your promises and confidence in Your faithfulness.

Strengthen us to choose obedience over compromise, faith over fear, and hope over despair. Help us trust that You are the God who restores what has been lost and renews what has been broken.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

Bible Study, EIC, Leadership

The Book of Judges: Self-Rule vs God’s Leadership

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Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, You will explore how the Book of Judges reveals the cycle of compromise, self-rule, and spiritual drift, and how believers can use self-examination through an EIC lens to return to God’s guidance and truth.

Scriptures: Judges 17:6 | Judges 2:11-12 | Proverbs 3:5-6 | 1 John 1:9

The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. Honest self-examination
  2. Recognition of compromise
  3. Repentance
  4. Realignment with God’s truth
  5. Submission to God’s leadership

Prayer:

Heavenly Father,

We come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging that without Your guidance, we are prone to wander and rely on our own understanding.

As we enter this reflection on the Book of Judges, we ask that You open our eyes to see the subtle ways compromise can enter our thoughts, choices, and desires. Search our hearts and reveal anything that has drawn us away from Your truth.

Teach us to recognize where we have been doing what is right in our own eyes rather than seeking Your wisdom and leadership. Give us the courage to face ourselves honestly, without shame, and the grace to respond with repentance and willingness to change.

Through this time, form in us a deeper awareness of Your presence. Strengthen our emotional and spiritual discernment so that we may respond with wisdom rather than impulse, and with obedience rather than resistance.

Help us to walk in alignment with You, surrendering self-rule and embracing Your righteous leadership over every area of our lives.

May this reflection bring clarity, conviction, and transformation—not through condemnation, but through Your loving correction and truth.

We dedicate this time to You.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

 

Bible Study, courage, EIC

The Book of Joshua – Courage to Possess the Promise

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Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson and series participants will be able to understand how wholehearted love for God and intentional obedience to His Word shape emotional, spiritual, and daily decision-making, and apply these principles through the EIC (Emotional Intelligence in Christ) lens to cultivate trust, faithfulness, and consistent spiritual growth.

Scriptures: Joshua 1:8-9 | Philippians 4:13 | James 1:22 | Isaiah 41:10|

The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. Courage in times of transition
  2. Faith and obedience to God
  3. Victory through God’s guidance
  4. Possessing God’s promises

Prayer:

Heavenly Father,
Thank You for being faithful to every promise You make. As we begin this study of Joshua, teach us how to walk in courage, obedience, and trust. Help us move beyond fear, doubt, and hesitation so that we may fully possess the purpose and inheritance You have prepared for us.

Strengthen our faith when obstacles seem overwhelming. Remind us that Your presence goes before us and that victory comes through dependence on You. Give us hearts that are committed, obedient, and willing to follow wherever You lead.

Teach us to lead with wisdom, live with integrity, and stand firm in seasons of transition. May this study deepen our confidence in Your faithfulness and inspire us to choose You daily in every area of our lives.

As for us and our households, we will serve the Lord.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Bible Study, Christian, EIC, Faith

The Book of Deuteronomy: Remember and Choose

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Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to recognize how fear, doubt, and perception influence their response to God’s promises, evaluate their emotional and behavioral reactions in seasons of uncertainty, and apply the EIC Method (Encounter → Identify Behavior → Course Correct) to shift from fear-driven responses to faith-centered obedience aligned with God’s Word.

Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:5–7 | Matthew 22:37–38 | Psalm 119:10–11 | Proverbs 3:5–6 | Joshua 1:8 | Psalm 1:2–3 | James 1:22 | Deuteronomy 30:19–20 | John 14:15 | Isaiah 1:19 | Galatians 6:7– 8

The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. Developing confidence in God’s guidance and covenant promises
  2. Choosing faithful obedience in seasons of uncertainty and challenge
  3. Recognizing how fear, doubt, and negative attitudes hinder spiritual growth
  4. Understanding God’s steady faithfulness despite human weakness and inconsistency

Prayer: Heavenly Father,
We come before You with humble hearts, anchored in Your Word in Deuteronomy. Teach us what it means to love You with all our heart, soul, and strength, and to let that love shape every part of our lives.
Where fear has taken root, replace it with trust. Where doubt has spoken louder than Your promises, quiet our thoughts with Your truth. Help us not only hear Your Word but carry it in our hearts and live it out in our daily choices.
Let our emotions be surrendered to You, and our actions reflect obedience rooted in love.
Form us into people who do not drift between belief and fear, but who are fully anchored in You.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Bible Study, EIC

The Book of Leviticus: Holiness and Obedience in Daily Living

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Edge God In Podcast 316 The Book of Leviticus: Holiness and Obedience in Daily Living

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Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to identify areas of their lives that resist God’s holiness, understand the relational, behavioral, and spiritual dimensions of transformation, and apply the EIC Method (Encounter → Identify Behavior → Course Correct) to align their actions with God’s Word.

Scriptures: Leviticus 20:7–8 | 1 Peter 1:15–16 | Romans 12:1-2 | Ephesians 4:22–24 | Psalm 119:9–11

The book helped them understand five key areas:

  1. Living a life set apart (holiness)
  2. Obeying God’s commands
  3. Understanding the role of sacrifice and atonement
  4. Approaching God with reverence
  5. Structuring worship and community life

Prayer:

Heavenly Father,

We come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your presence and guidance. Open our minds and hearts as we explore Your Word and help us to see the areas of our lives that need Your touch. Teach us to live holy lives, not set apart for You, and give us the strength to obey Your commands in thought, word, and action. Lord, as we reflect on Leviticus 20:7–8, help us to encounter Your truth, recognize where our behaviors fall short, and receive Your grace to course correct. May this time draw us closer to You, shape our hearts in alignment with Christ, and equip us to reflect Your holiness in all we do. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Support Resources: Books & Resources:

Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal.

Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection.

Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment.

Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course